<VV> Banquet alternative

[kenpepke at juno.com]

Bryan said "Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"

Following that line of thought ... 
The Detroit Area Corvair Club provides food deli style in the Hotel meeting room starting Thursday afternoon, all 
day Friday and all day Saturday with a pizza party Saturday evening for everyone.  That 
includes people that just drop by to see the cars.  Some still elect to dine at one of 
the local restaurants on their own.  We shop mostly at Gordon's Food Supply but we buy 
the top quality sliced meats available and the cost to the club is less than $2.50 per 
plate.  Last year [2009] we had record attendance which sent us running for more food but 
the increase in food cost was completely offset by the additional registrations.

We will be adding a hamburger / hot dog / brat grilled dinner on Friday in 2010.

It does require some effort but the idea is to give as much for the registration money as 
possible to encourage interest in our hobby.   We have developed a shopping over the past 
30 years and will email a copy upon request.
Ken P

PS.  We have an award winning pizza store a short distance away that delivers 16 to 20 
giant rectangular pizzas.  Due to the large number of participants we have the pizzas 
sent in two deliveries 20 minutes apart.


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Hi folks,

With all the hassle and expense of setting up a banquet, we're trying something a little 
different for the year's Virginia Vair Fair.  Rather than the usual catered meal, we're 
providing a list of nearby restaurants in several price ranges, and then we'll have cake 
and coffee back at the hotel after dinner (8 p.m.) to present the awards.  I'm 
wondering:

 - Does this sound more appealing than a conventional banquet?
 - Have you been to an event where they did this and did you like it?
 - If you've set up something like this, how did it work out?
 - Any major pitfalls?

Thanks for any comments!  You can see the schedule at http://www.vairfair.com/

--Bryan

Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/
  Corvairs: '62 700 Wagon, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
  '69 Road Runner, '09 Ford F-150, '99 Neon R/T
"Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"
 

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